The 32-year-old later told police he was in a rush because he wanted to get home and eat his grub “while it was still warm”, according to the Newcastle Chronicle.

Kyle Patterson, defending Rutherford, told Bedlington Magistrates’ Court: “Him driving at such a speed was because he’d been to McDonald’s and he wanted his food to still be hot by the time he got home.”

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